Clothes hanger



Dec. 30, 1952 Filed Aug. 3

C. MALLETT CLOTHES HANGER .fmemf mmh 'd ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 30, 1952UNITED srArEf-s eA-T ENT folFFILCE 2,623,666 A cnojrims HANGER f CharlesMallett, Chula Vista, Calif.

,ApplicationAugust 1951, ,SerialNm 240,139

which is easy to manipulateyand whichprovides secure clamping actionwith respect to the garments held thereby, :so that saidgarment will notslip `from the hanger.

Afurther object of the invention is to, provide Van improved garment'hanger ^,of the m,garment- `clamping type which'is'inexpensivetomanu'factureywhich is compactin size, which is neat in appearance, andwhich is rugged in construction.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of an improved garment hangerconstructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevational View of the garment hanger of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line 3 3 ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the lower portion ofthe garment hanger of Figure l, showing the clamping bar in releasedposition;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective detail view of the resilientconnecting hook employed to connect the ends of the bar elements of theimproved garment hanger;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the resilient bail member employed toresiliently lock the lower bar member in clamping position with respectto the upper bar member.

Referring to the drawings, the improved garment hanger is designatedgenerally at II and comprises a pair of wire members I2 and I3 twistedtogether at I4, the end of one of said wire members being formed withthe hook I5. Designated at I5 is a first rigid bar member of anysuitable material, such as plastic material or the like, the lower endsof the wire members |'2 and I3 being embedded in the respective endportions of the bar member I6, as shown in Figure 4. The bottom surfaceof the bar member IB is formed with the elongated, longitudinal,downwardly facing groove I1, said groove being'sub- 12 stantially 4semicircular in cross-sectional shape. vDesignated at 'I8 is acylindrical bar-member Aof suitable rigid material, such as plasticmaterial andthe like whichis receivable inthe vgroove I1.

The bar members I6 andA I8 areforrned adjacent theirleft ends, asViewediniFigure 4,"with openings IS Aand 42t which are registrable, asshown in Figure ,4, and which-communicate-withrespective grooves-LEI andV2i. formed in ,the -end'portions ofthe Abar members it Vand 4l8-to-define a continuous seat in whichis positioned ai-resilient C-shapedconnecting member "23. The -endsof the connecting member 23 areengagedinthe :openings I9 and- 2i),v as v shown in Figure 4, and thebodyof the `connectingmember` isiseatedlin the grooves ZI and 22,whereby the ends of 1 the bar members I6 and I are resiliently connectedtogether.

The upper bar member I6 is formed at its right end, as viewed in Figure1, with a pair of transverse bores 24 and 25 in which are pivotallyengaged the ends 26 and 2l of a resilient bail member 28, the side armsof the bail member 28 being bent to substantially V-shape, as shown inFigure 7, and the loops 29 and 30 of said side arms exerting resilientclamping pressure on the upper bar member I6. The right end portion ofthe lower bar member I8, as viewed in Figure 5, is formed with aperipheral groove 3 I, and the bght portion of the bail member 28 ismovable into a position in which it lockingly engages in the groove 3I,as shown in Figure 1. The bight portion of the bail member 28 may bedisengaged from the groove 3| by exerting downward force on the loops 29and 30 whereby the bail member may be distorted to disengage the bightportion thereof from the groove 3I and to swing the bail memberoutwardly to a position thereof, such as is shown in Figure 5, wherebythe lower bar member I8 will be released.

With the lower bar member I8 in a released position, such as shown inFigure 5, a garment, such as a pair of trousers, may be engaged over thelower bar member I8 and may be securely clamped to the hanger by movingthe lower bar member I8 into the groove I'I and locking the right end ofthe lower bar member by swinging the bail member 28 downwardly to aposition wherein the bight portion engages in the peripheral groove 3|in the lower bar member. The trousers will then be securely clamped tothe hanger, and will not be marred or creased by the hanger in view ofthe curved shape of the opposing clamping surfaces provided on the upperand lower bar members I6 and I8. The remainder of the hanger may beemployed for supporting a coat or jacket in the usual manner. To removethe pair of trousers or other garment secured to the hanger, it is onlynecessary to release the lower bar member by disengaging the bail 23therefrom, whereby the garment may be slid out from between the barmembers I6 and I8.

While a specific embodiment of an improved clothes hanger has beendisclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood thatvarious modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A clothes hanger comprising a hook, a first bar member, meansconnecting said hook to said first bar member, a second bar member, aresilient C-shaped member having its ends engaged in the end of each barmember, said ends of the bar members being formed with registeringgrooves receiving said C-shaped member, whereby said C-shaped memberyieldably connects said ends of the bar members, and a bail memberpivotally secured to the other end of said rst bar member and beingarranged to lockingly engage beneath the other end of said second barmember to secure the second bar member adjacent the first bar member,said first bar member being formed with a longitudinal groove facing'andadapted to receive said second bar member, said bail member havingopposing resilient V-shaped side arms arranged to clampingly engage saidrst bar member.

' 4 2. A clothes hanger comprising a hook, a first bar member, meansconnecting said hook to said rst bar member, a second bar member, aresilient C-shaped member having its ends engaged in one end of each barmember, said ends of the bar members being formed with registeringgrooves receiving said C-shaped member, whereby said C-shaped memberyieldably connects said ends of the bar members, and a resilient bailmember pivotally secured to and frictionally engaging the other end ofsaid rst bar member and being arranged to be swung into lockingengagement beneath the other end of said second bar member to securesaid second bar member adjacent the rst bar member, said bail memberhaving opposing resilient V-shaped side arms arranged to clampinglyengage said first bar Y member, said other end of said second bar memberbeing formed with a peripheral groove adapted to receive said bailmember, said second bar member being circular in cross section and saidrst bar member being formed with a longitudinal groove of arcuate crosssectional shape facing and adapted to receive said second bar member.

CHARLES MALLETT.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 917,219 Wheary Apr. 6, 19092,104,305 Marble Jan. V4:, 1938 2,135,846 Roberti Nov. 8, 1938

